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1994 Grove City College graduate, Dave Fritz is entering his 13th season as
Grove City College’s head men’s swimming and diving coach. Under his
direction, Grove City has returned to the national spotlight as one of
the nation’s premier small-college programs.

Grove City has captured the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title six
times in the last seven
seasons. Overall, he has led the Wolverines to seven conference
championships.

In 2007, two Grove City swimmers earned NCAA Division III championships
as Tim Whitbeck
won the national title in the 50 free and Caleb Courage repeated as
national champion in the
100 free.

Five years ago, 11 Grove City swimmers earned NCAA Division III
All-America distinction as
the Wolverines placed sixth in the team standings at the NCAA
Championships. During the
2008-09 regular season, Grove City went 12-2 overall and won the
Presidents’ Athletic Conference title for the second straight season.

In 2010, Fritz guided Grove City to an 11-2 overall record and a third
straight conference
title. Eight Wolverine swimmers qualified for the NCAA Championships.
Fourteen men’s swimmers have earned NCAA All-America honors during his
tenure as head coach. In 2006, Courage became Grove City’s first men’s
swimmer to earn a national title.

Fritz has guided Grove City to a 104-52 overall dual-meet record,
including a College-record 15 victories during the 2006-07 season. That
year, Grove City posted victories over eventual NCAA Division III
champion Kenyon, perennial power Case Western Reserve, NCAA Division I
institution Butler and archrival Westminster.

In his second season as head coach, 2003-04, Fritz led Grove City to the
PAC championship, along with a 6-3 dual-meet
record.

Fritz is a member of the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) and
has served as a collegiate and scholastic water
polo official. He has been awarded the ASCA’s Certificate of Excellence
seven times. He has also earned Level Four certification
from the ASCA.

He is also entering his sixth season as Grove City’s head women’s
swimming and diving coach. He has guided the women’s team to five
consecutive conference titles. Last season, four Wolverine swimmers
achieved All-America status as Grove City finished 27th at the NCAA
Division III National Championships in Indianapolis.

In 2013, Grove City’s women’s team
posted its best-ever finish at the NCAA Division III
Championships by placing ninth nationally. Grove City placed 10th in the
team standings in 2012 after taking 11th nationally
in each of the previous two seasons.

He owns a 51-29 dual-meet record as women’s head coach. His combined
record is 155-81 (.657).

Fritz spent eight seasons as head coach of Grove City’s women’s water
polo squad. In the spring of 2002, Fritz directed
the women’s team to a 7-11 mark after taking over on an interim basis.
In 2007, Fritz led the women’s water polo team to a
program-record 18 victories and a fifth-place finish at the Collegiate
III National Championships.

In 2008, Fritz guided Grove City to a fifth-place finish at the
Collegiate III Championships in New London, Conn., as the
Wolverines finished 13-12 overall. Six Grove City water polo players
earned All-America honors under his guidance.

He owns master’s degrees from both Duquesne University and Slippery Rock
University. Fritz lives in Slippery Rock with
his wife Tammy, daughters Emily and Mary, and sons Hayden and Harrison.